Pan lifter



Oct. 21, 1930.

PAN LIFTER Filed NOV. 23, 1929 INVENT'D'R.

ALBERT MGRUBBS- A. M. GRUBBS 1,779,394

1 This invention relates to improvements in Patented Oct. 21, 1930 ALBERT M. GBUBI'BSKOF WARSAW, memes,

a IAN LIFTER 1 Application filed November 23,1929; Serial 1103409374.

implements intended for the handling conveniently of relatively light utensils such as pans, plates, flat type dishes and the like;

In the present embodiment the invention is of form, structure andproportions especially adapted for use in handling of pans in which pies are contained, and it is desig nated as a pan lifter.

Objects of the invention are to provide a device of the kind described which is economical of manufacture, light in weight, and easy to use, and which is not liable to get out of order or repair.

In the drawings v p Figure 1 is a side view of my improved pan lifter. I

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical cross section view on line 33 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical cross section view on line 4-4 in Figure 1.

Figure 5 is an enlarged vertlcal cross sec- 1 tion view on line 55 in'Figure1.

My invention has especial reference to improvements in a device of the class referred to which'consists of a handle, a reach member thereon, and whose forward end is provided with a cross'arm, the end portions of which are disposed downwardly and are provided with inturned fingers, a holder member retained in slidable relation with the handle, its forward end being downwardly disposed and provided with a flange and being slidingly co -engaged with the reach member, and means provided on the handle whereby the holder member may be fastened at the varied positions towhich it may be moved. The features of my said improve ments are clearly described and illustrated in the following specification, and annexed drawings, and the invention defined in the appended claims.

The handle 1 may be of wood, about twelve inches in length. The reach member consists of complementary wires 2and 2, about one-eighth of an inch in diameter, the forward portions, 2, of which are bent at right angles, and are wrapped one upon the other, and which constitute a cross arm 5. The said handle,

its advantages. 1

wires are inturned and driven into the sides of'the handle." By means of staples '8 the said wires are heldsecurely united with the The holder member maybe of 'fiatbar.

metal seven-eighths of an inch wide, its body 7 portion 10 having a downwardly disposed bend 11, and forwardly projected flange 12;

' across head 13 which issecuredby rivets or.

by welding, to the said bend ll, has spaced grooves '14 which engage'with the wires 2 c and 2. The upturnedend 15 of said bar constitutes a head against which the users V thumb'or linger may be disposed,. as'will'be presently referred to. j Q I A threaded stud 16 which is fixed in 'the said handle, and whose end portioniis ,en-J gaged by the slot 17 of the holder member, is; providedwith asuitable wing-.nut 18. The structural features of the invention are shown in the preferred forms, however it will be, understood that modifications may bemade therein without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of i In an embodiment of the invention inform for handling pans or vessels of smaller than the 10 inch standard pie pan shown, the

cross arm is made of decreased lengthf I Whereas my invention is described as beingrespecially adapted for'the handling of vpans, it obviously is usefulqfor, the picking up, lifting, .and transposing of :articles of anykind having rim orr narginalvportions withwhich the fingers"? of the cross arm and the flange-12 of the holdermembermay beengaged;-'

An implement constructed in accordance with my invention is relativelyl light in weight, is extremely economical. of manufacture, and it is capable ofbeing easily and elfeetivelyflsediby afperson of, only ordi-- nary skill. Y M The holder member when at the retracted position (as shown by the dotted lines) per LOG mits of the disposing of the reach member in engagement with a pan A of maximum size. The depth of the end bends 6 are such that when the fingers 7 are in engagement with the rim of the pan, there is ample clearance of the reach member wires 2 above the pan. The implement having been thus disposed, with the fingers at its cross arm in engagement with the underside of the pan rim, the user then shifts the holder member forwardly, its flange 12 being in position underneath the portion A. of the rim of the pan. By exertion of only a slight pressure against the head of the holder, the latter is held against movement, and the pan is retained firmly for such disposition as, may be desired. To release the pan, the user simply retracts the holder, the flange 12 thus being moved clear of the pan rim, The implement then is completely unattached, and may be removed readily, the pan having been reposed at desired location, and the contents of the pan being undisturbed.

In instances where for any reason it may be desired to retain the pan a period of time other than that necessary simply in the lifting of and transposing same to a nearby place, or if the place at which the pan is to be deposited is such that the retention of the holder member by the users hand might be inconvenient, the wing nut 18 is screwed down, thereby tightening and securing the holder member at the position to which it may have been moved.

Within the scope of the invention as it is defined in the appended claims, modifications in the several parts and in the details thereof may be made without departing from the general. principles of the invention.

hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An implement of the kind described, comprising a handle, aligned parallel reach wires having their rear portions secured to the handle, their forward portions being bent at right angles, one being wrapped upon the other and thence being extended in opposite directions to constitute a cross arm, the end portions of said cross arm being bent downwardly and provided with inturned fingers, and a holder member operable slidingly on said reach wires, the cross head thereof having a forwardly disposed flange.

2. An implement of the kind described, comprising, a handle, aligned parallel reach wires having their rear portions secured to the handle, their forward portions being united to each other and being bent at right angles to constitute cross arm, the end portions of said cross arm being bent downwardly and provided with inturned fingers, and a holder member operable slidina'lv on said reach wires, the cross head thereof having a forwardly disposed flange.

3. An implement of the kind described, comprising a handle, aligned parallel reach wires having their rear portions secured to the handle, their forward portions being united to each other and being bent at right angles to constitute a cross arm, the end por- ALBERT M. GRUBBS. 

